"I love that you've brought this to attention. An extensive database of uncommon but resistant and hardy plants/foods could be developed and organized by climate. Ease of growth and processing should also be taken in to account. I will try to…"
A crash course in changing the world.
"Listen to the right people. Okay, so you probably don't know what it's like to carry fifty pounds of firewood on your head. Well, don't pretend that you do. Talk to someone who has done it. I believe that the key to innovation in international development is truly understanding the problem, and using your imagination is not good enough."I figure she's talking about beginner's mind. So this is how I'm approaching our current adventure -- trying to lower my defenses, bring a positive, open mind, and reach out to new friends who know things I don't, who have different experiences and ideas, who sprouted in different soil. I hope you'll consider doing the same, and together we'll learn, and play the game, and maybe along the way we'll find that we can make a difference.
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